Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-10
Saved by g Dream.
UourierJo journal.

T.. IL. Hubble and family, consisting of
himself, wife, and three children, living
at Science Hill, small railroad station
north of Somerset, KY, retired, one oven
ing, and supposlng everything secure,
were soon in the arms of the drowsy
Morpheus During the aight the build
ing caught fire from defective fue and
spread over the house UelnOticed and IN
Impeded until the whole building was en-
veloped in flames; out by providential
interpretation Of a dream the lives of all
were saved. The oldest child, g girl of
Ii, dreamed Of a TERRIBLE railroad acct
dent near their home. She saw the two
engines conae together, then the rebound
throwing the cars frem the track, to be
crushed to pieces in their fall; then she
heard the scream of the dying men and
womec, the cries of the crippled unfortu-
mates, and all the terrible things incident
to such s catastrophe. Then the cars
seemed GA fire, ana she could feel the
heat almost touching her cheeks. Every
incident was so forcibly and indelibty
inc printed in her qnemory, with all the
attendant horrors, that tie little one
awoke tie lind the dream III part a real
ty- The room wes enveiop-
ed IN smoke and the flames we're
and Windows. She was fully awake now,
and realized the awful peril. All were
asleep except herself, unconscious Of the
fire which was ALMOST touching them. She
aw0se 8er father, and soon all were ready
to make dash for the open air. Mr..
Hubble mad to return for one of the little
fellows who had been forgotten liz their
hurry to escape, He reached him with
much difficulty, and secured the young
ster. In comlag out again his clothes
caught tire, burning him seriously before
the flames could be extinguished
Why He Was Cheerful,
Rochester Herald.
The odd reporter 'hummed a cheerful
tune last might as he laid aside his pen
and lifted the cover of his lunch bas2zet,
and as he had &seeu rather lows pir; ted
for several days the change in his ,nan-
ner attracted the attention. of his $3.50
GATES
"YoG seem tie be feeling pretty we'll to-
night said the religious reporter.
Il have good cause to feel happy" re-
piled the old reporter. "My landlady is
going to join the cooking class. She
made this annoUnceme at dinner to-day
and it created e good dead of excitement.
One of the boarders named Baggs was SO
affected that he cried like child and got
right up from has seat and shook hands
with every person at the table. Baggs
has not felt satisfied with the cooking at
the boarding hoase since he was arrested
last fall [ don't remember whether [
told you about that or not. You see he
carries his dinner with him, and one
evening he had one biscuit left and was
going home with it in a paper bag. I,
do not know what lac wanted to carry it.
home with him fos, but he did. Well, a.
policeman saw him and arrested him for
carrying a slungshot. He tried to prove
that it was a boarding house biscuit, but
that wouldn't work, and they gave him
the extent of the law. It was a pretty
solid biscuit, but don't think the man
would have used it except liz self-de-
Tense"
"What kind of food is your EandIady
going to learn to cook?" inquired the
police reporter.
Il didn't ask her, but 1 guess she'll
take special course. four years
course on bread, supplemented by judi
clous reading, would help her a good DEAL
She will be at the foot of the class until
they take up fried liver and then she will
go to the head at one fell swoop. I sup
pose she has had more experience in that
line than any other woman in this coun-
try" and sad look came into the old
mans eyes as he thought of some of
the sleepless nights he had passed while |
this experience was being accumulated.